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Dear Fellow Federationists:<br>
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As you know, for six years and counting, the Obama administration has
failed to issue regulatory guidance to public entities and public
accommodations covered by the Americans With Disabilities Act. We have
just learned that this morning at 11 a.m. EDT, White House staff and the
World Wide Web Consortium will hold a Twitter chat on web accessibility
as part of the administration’s celebration of the twenty-sixth
anniversary of the Americans With Disabilities Act. Questions for Senior
Advisor Valerie Jarrett, Deputy Director of the Office of Science and
Technology Policy Tom Kalil, and the World Wide Web Consortium can be
submitted by 11 a.m. using the hash tag #ADA26. Let’s ask the
administration why it has failed to #UploadTheRegs! Please take a moment
to submit a tweet like the sample one below, and to monitor and
participate in the Twitter chat if you can by following the #ADA26 hash
tag. <br>
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@vj44 @WhiteHouseOSTPRegulatory guidance is critical to promoting web
#a11y. Why has this administration failed to #uploadtheregs? #ADA26 <br>
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The more tweets we send, the more the White House will know of our
determination to see meaningful guidance on web accessibility issued by
this administration. Please forward this request to any members or
friends who are on Twitter so that they too can participate. Also,
don't hesitate to let me know if you have any questions.<br>
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Sincerely,<br>
<br>
Chris Danielsen<br>
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Christopher S. Danielsen, J.D.<br>
Director of Public Relations<br>
National Federation of the Blind<br>
200 East Wells Street<br>
Baltimore, MD 21230<br>
Office: (410) 659-9314, extension 2330<br>
Mobile: (410) 262-1281<br>
Email: <a href="mailto:cdanielsen@nfb.org">cdanielsen@nfb.org</a><br>
Twitter: @rlawyer and @NFB_Voice<br>
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The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the
characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the
expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles
between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want;
blindness is not what holds you back.<br>
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build together! <br>
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